Author: Daniel Barenboim

Quotes

For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life.

For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life.

- Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.

Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

- Daniel Barenboim

Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.

Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.

- Daniel Barenboim

Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.

- Daniel Barenboim

The problem with listening to music today is that there's so much of it everywhere. We've got used to hearing music without actually listening to it.

The problem with listening to music today is that there's so much of it everywhere. We've got used to hearing music without actually listening to it.

- Daniel Barenboim

To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

- Daniel Barenboim

Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.

Music is an art that touches the depth of human existence; an art of sounds that crosses all borders.

- Daniel Barenboim

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